At the September 19, 2024 BPAC meeting, OakDOT Safe Oakland Streets Coordinator (SOS) Mica Amichai will present information from the 2023 annual Safe Oakland Streets update.

An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation and report.

• 2023 was another deadly year on Oakland’s Streets, with a total of 33 crash fatalities.
• 6% of Oakland’s streets account for 60% of severe and fatal crashes.
• 95% of high-injury streets is in Medium to High Priority Equity Neighborhoods.
• Most dangerous driving behaviors:
  • Unsafe turning (especially left-turns)
  • Unsafe speed
  • Impaired driving
  • Failure to yield
• Severe and fatal crashes disproportionately impact Black Oaklanders and seniors.

Looking Ahead: Opportunities

• Continuing to focus resources on the high injury network and in high priority communities
• Institutionalize the updated 2024 high injury network.
• Evaluate the International Blvd quick-build project and apply the successes to future projects.
• Continue to strengthen OakDOT/OFD partnership.
• Establish speed safety camera pilot program.
• Assessing high impact policy opportunities.

Presentation

Report

Download report [PDF].